Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions

The legacy of Darnella Frazier recording George Floyd’s murder is visible in today’s Latino communities using smartphones to witness the violence and aggression of ICE raids.

Allissa V. Richardson, Associate Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism • conversation
June 18, 2025 ~7 min

Whistleblowing tech based on Cambridge research launched by the Guardian

Whistleblowers can contact journalists more securely thanks to a new confidential and anonymous messaging technology co-developed by University of Cambridge

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 9, 2025 ~7 min


Why climate is an everyday story – but media coverage still spikes around special environment days and UN summits

International media reporting of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations is sporadic.

Sanam Mahoozi, PhD Candidate in Journalism, City St George's, University of London • conversation
June 4, 2025 ~7 min

Social media overuse tied to belief in fake news

"By identifying people who are more likely to believe fake news, we can help reduce its spread."

Michigan State • futurity
May 27, 2025 ~5 min

Chinese research isn’t taken as seriously as papers from elsewhere – my new study

A study of over 8,000 articles in top economics journals finds that authors with Chinese surnames are 14% less likely to be cited.

Peng Zhou, Professor of Economics, Cardiff University • conversation
May 8, 2025 ~8 min

YouTube was born from a failed dating site – 20 years on, the world’s biggest video platform faces new challenges

When that concept failed, the founders opened the site up to any type of video – and transformed the way we consume and create media.

Evelyn Polacek Kery, PhD Researcher in Social Work & Social Care, School of Education & Social Work, University of Sussex • conversation
Feb. 21, 2025 ~8 min

Political attacks chip away trust in local news

"Local news has always been a trusted lifeline for communities, but that trust is surprisingly fragile."

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
Feb. 17, 2025 ~6 min

Bogus scientific papers are enriching fraudsters and slowing lifesaving medical research

The world’s library of scientific papers is becoming contaminated as fraudsters use ‘paper mills’ to game scholarly publishing for profit.

Guillaume Cabanac, Professor of Computer Science, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse • conversation
Jan. 31, 2025 ~12 min


Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research

‘Paper mills’ are contaminating the world’s scholarly output with fake papers that hinder research. Lifesaving biomedical fields are especially hard hit.

Guillaume Cabanac, Professor of Computer Science, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse • conversation
Jan. 29, 2025 ~46 min

How Pakistani media misses stories about solutions during smog season

Public health implications of smog were only mentioned in 15% of stories published by Pakistani media, research shows.

David Robbins, Associate Professor at the School of Communications and Co-director at the DCU Institute for Climate and Society, Dublin City University • conversation
Jan. 29, 2025 ~7 min

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